THE AMC JAVELIN : THE UNPOPULAR GO FAST CAR

AMC was the last major independent American car company to survive past the 1960s. While it would ultimately see itself absorbed first by Renault, then by Chrysler over the course of the 1980s, the Wisconsin-based brand had its moment of muscle car glory alongside Detroit’s finest during the golden age of horsepower. In fact, the 1968 to 1974 AMC Javelin (and its AMX spin-off) count as the final high-performance gasp from a company that had always operated outside of the Big Three’s borders. Sleek, fast, and with a race-winning history that is often overlooked by modern collectors, the American Motors Corporation’s Javelin makes a fine alternative choice to the Ford Mustangs, Chevrolet Camaros, and Plymouth ’Cudas it did battle with on both the street and the track. The first-generation AMC Javelin was born from the AMX project and built on the Rambler American chassis, and when it arrived in showrooms in 1968 immediately established itself as a threat to the established pony car order. The Javelin could be h